IT’S ONLY BEEN 50 YEARS
At my 50th High School reunion some schmuck actually asked me “What’s new?” I shrugged, “Not much.” I guess, I’m the bigger schmuck. To be continued…
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Interviewing Santa
This piece was originally published in a similar version in Pathfinder:Guide for the Widow/er’s Journey Iassumed it would be impossible to interview Santa Claus so close to Christmas. Why would he agree to talk to poor widow me? He had nothing…
Guilt Can Kill You ~ Then You’re BOTH Dead!
Hi All – Hope you like my new site – this blog was published last month in Pathfinders Magazine, an online and print publication, a fantastic magazine for widows/widowers where I am on staff as a humor writer. Please check…
You Can Bring Your Dog to the City, but he’ll Still Pee on Your Rug
Tony Baloney It’s been almost a year since I sold my house on Long Island and moved into Manhattan. Besides rescuing my Morkie, Tony Baloney, about eight years ago, it was the best decision I’ve made since my husband passed…
At This Stage of the Game
Two years ago I bought the washer and dryer pictured above. Of course, they weren’t sold with the laundry in them. I announced to friends, “This is probably the last washer and dryer I will ever buy!” I didn’t say…
Magic Number Six
Son-granddaughter-daughter and some stranger’s back It came as a real surprise to me that so many of you wrote to ask about our family trip to Puerto Rico. I was touched as I read your e-mails, but I stopped at…
Deadline
Some may say having a puppet show with your toes is a waste of time I leaned closer to the mirror and smiled. My teeth are so big. Is that chocolate? When did I have chocolate? I’d better brush again… That…
Adventure Kills Grandmother
Why isn’t she screaming? My grown son, daughter and eight-year-old granddaughter and me are off to Puerto Rico tomorrow. We’re going this week because it’s President’s week. My daughter felt it was necessary to travel on the most expensive and ridiculously crowded…
Valentine’s Day from Another Dimension
Jamaica High School Prom 1968 It would have been nice to write about a new valentine here, but just ‘nice’…not necessary – not for 2012, anyway. Who knows who and what next year will bring and I’m looking forward to…
Book Report: “Going Solo” by Eric Klinenberg
I learned in Mr. Klinenberg’s latest book Going Solo:The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone hot off The Penguin Press presses, that in 1950, the year I was born, only 22% of American adults were single. Today, that percentage is 50% and…
